Energy Trading System

CCS considers that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) will not apply to this contract. However, it is the responsibility of bidders to take their own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. The bidder is encouraged to carry out its own due diligence.

CCS reserves the right:

Not to award a contract, as a result of the procurement process, commenced by publication of this notice.

In no circumstances will CCS be liable for any costs incurred by the bidders.

Registering for access:

This procurement will be managed electronically via the CCS eSourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing tool for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.

To register, you will need to:

• 1)Go to the URL: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.
• 2)Select the link "I am a new supplier user";
• 3)Read and agree to the portal user agreement;
• 4)Complete the registration form, providing information including:
• the full legal name of your organisation,
• your company registration number,
• your DUNS number - a unique nine-digit number provided to organisations free of charge by Dun and

Bradstreet,

• user and contact details.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

Note: If you require additional users from your organisation to see the Invitation to Tender ITT, do not repeat the above process as this will create a new separate organisation account; instead the registered user can add additional users to the existing supplier organisation account via "User Management" > "Manage Users" > "Users" > "Create".

Expressing an interest:

To express your interest in this procurement:

1. Login to the eSourcing Suite portal: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
2. On the dashboard select the link ITTs open to all suppliers;
3. On the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" webpage you will see one or more procurements listed, click on the

procurement name you wish to access;

4. Click on express Interest at the top of the next screen;
5. You can now access the published documents in the portal;

With reference to VI.4.1) Review Body, please note that all requests for review should be submitted

through the eSourcing suite.

Additional information: CCS is seeking to replace its current ETS (also commonly referred to as Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system) by sourcing a replacement, cloud based system.

This is an off-the-shelf ready to deploy software procurement, rather than a software development project.

The full specification is detailed in Contract Schedule 2 (Specification). For Contract Schedule 2, please reference Attachment 3 RM6212 Energy Trading System Terms and Conditions and Schedules (part of the Bid pack).

Contract Start Date is indicative and is for illustrative purposes only.

This requirement is for an initial term two (2) years with the option to extend for a further three (3) one (1) year periods